a v i d a l e g r i a: Fat and fit: Getting the facts straight

8.19.2008

Fat and fit: Getting the facts straight

Maybe now that this news made it into the New York Times, we will actually consider the possibility that fat people can be healthy, too. Fat and fit -- what a novel concept. (Hardly.)

I'm generally not a fan of the NYT Science Times, but once in a while they get things right.

Hooray for the CDC, solid statistical analysis, and disambiguation!

~Ai Lu

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A V I D A L E G R I A : An introduction

I am interested in food, in both its delights and its disorders.

I ask: For what do we hunger? When do we know when we are satiated? How do we learn to feed our bellies and also satisfy other, less tangible parts of our self?

Food inspires untold passions, follies, and heartbreak. The last of these I know something about, having recovered from an eating disorder four years ago. Since then, rather than ignore food, I have learned to approach it from different angles: food as culture, food as fuel, and food as communion. My writings here reflect my growing passions for cooking, communal meals, and culinary satisfaction.

I am also interested in life beyond food: the things they won't tell you about when you pick up an issue of Gourmet or check out of an eating disorder clinic. As fascinating and fulfilling as food can be, there comes a point when you have to put down the fork and admire the wide world beyond the table.

Because food gives us life, I also write about life, and happiness, and hunger.

AVIDALEGRIA is a play on the Portuguese words for happiness (alegria), life (vida) and avid/hungry/eager (ávida).

~ Ai Lu